Monte Albo cave salamander

Short description: Species of amphibian

Monte Albo cave salamander

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Urodela
Family:  | Plethodontidae
Subfamily:  | Plethodontinae
Genus:  | Speleomantes
Species:  |

S. flavus

Binomial name
Speleomantes flavus

(Stefani, 1969)

Synonyms

Hydromantes flavus Stefani, 1969

The Monte Albo cave salamander or Stefani's salamander (Speleomantes flavus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Sardinia.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves) in the vicinity of streams. The preferred habitat often has a good covering of damp moss. It reproduces through the direct development of a few terrestrial eggs

It is threatened by habitat loss.

## References

1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Speleomantes flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T20455A89699228. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20455/89699228. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

Wikidata ☰ Q1930708 entry

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